| In this issue: – SHAC Article: Jean’s Story – SHAC in the News: Private Eye – End Service Charge Abuse: Publicity and Urging MPs to Act – Interview Call Out: The BBC on Windows – Inclusion London: Accessible Housing |
 Read More SHAC Article: Jean’s Story: Life and Death with Shared Ownership Jean’s personal story of injustice, discrimination, and a broken housing system is told through the eyes of her daughter Gill. Elderly residents happy and thriving until their landlord merged with another housing association. Service charges rose, standards declined, and residents were shut out of decision making. Read more here. Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
 Read More SHAC In the News: Private Eye Private Eye included SHAC’s comment in an article about Anchor Hanover housing association. Anchor Trust commercialised heavily after their merger with Hanover Housing Association, then went into a governance tailspin. This is the path encouraged by the funding, legal, and regulatory environment that housing associations operate in, but it takes them away from their social purpose and their residents’ interests. Read more here. Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
 Sign Here End Service Charge Abuse: Publicity and Urging MPs to Act Our petition has reached almost 1,000 signatures in its first week, which is encouraging. With thanks to all who have signed and shared it. Please keep it up! It was also highlighted by Labour Hub. We have asked all MPs to support us by signing an open letter to government. Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill, and John McDonnell, MP for Hayes and Harlington, immediately put their names to it. Please ask your MP to do the same. Download the letter here, and find your MP here. |
 Interview Call Out: BBC on Broken Windows Meghan Owen is writing an article on landlords failing to repair broken windows, and the security risks this creates. Any London-based members who are worried about their safety due to broken windows, and who are willing to speak to the BBC, please write to meghan.owen@bbc.co.uk by the 7th August. It doesn’t matter whether your landlord is a council, housing association, or private company. |
 See the Statement Here Inclusion London: Accessible Housing It is three years since government committed to raise housing accessibility standards, yet tenants and residents are still waiting. A year has passed since Labour took office, but still nothing has changed. Inaccessible homes continue to be built across the country. Our campaign partners at Inclusion London are demanding that the Government takes action now. Read their statement and find out how to get involved in their campaign here. |
| Dates For Your Diary |
 SHAC Action Update Meeting Our next monthly SHAC meeting will hear updates on all our campaigns and is open to all members. It is an opportunity for you to share any campaigns or actions you are organising to challenge bad practice by your landlord. Please join us. 6.30pm, Thursday 28th August 2025 Zoom link ~ ID: 823 4952 0596 ~ Passcode: 656982 Add to calendar The times and dates for all 2025 monthly meetings are all available on our Events page. |
 Forming a National Tenants & Residents Union: Conference Registration is now Open Please register so that we can assess the venue size needed. Whatever aspect of the housing crisis is affecting you, please join us to discuss forming a national, democratic body that will harness the might of the trade unions to genuinely empower tenants and residents. 11am – 4pm, Saturday 18th October London (venue to be confirmed) Online option available Please like and share: Bluesky ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram |
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 Nextdoor Network – Recruit to SHAC Join Nextdoor Posting a message on the Nextdoor app is one great way to encourage tenants and residents from your landlord (or other housing associations) to join SHAC and build critical strength. It will help to raise awareness of SHAC’s work and to encourage more recruits to lobby the Government and get our voices heard. Nextdoor is a Facebook-style social networking site that links people in the same locality. You can find out more and get set up here. |